Japanese destroyer Ume (1944)
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Ume (梅, "Japanese apricot") was one of 18 Matsu-class escort destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) near the end of World War II. Completed in mid-1944, the ship spent her short career escorting troop and supply convoys. She played a minor role in the Battle of Ormoc Bay in early December, escorting a troop convoy in the Philippines, and was damaged there by American aircraft a week later. After repairs that lasted until January 1945, the ship led a small group of destroyers back to the Philippines in an attempt to evacuate aircrew, but was sunk by American bombers near Japanese Taiwan on the last day of the month.
Sister ship Momi, 4 September 1944 | |
History | |
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Empire of Japan | |
Name | Ume |
Namesake | Japanese apricot |
Builder | Fujinagata Shipyards, Osaka |
Laid down | 25 January 1944 |
Launched | 24 April 1944 |
Completed | 28 June 1944 |
Stricken | 10 March 1945 |
Fate | Sunk by aircraft, 31 January 1945 |
General characteristics (as built) | |
Class and type | Matsu-class escort destroyer |
Displacement | 1,282 t (1,262 long tons) (standard) |
Length | 100 m (328 ft 1 in) (o/a) |
Beam | 9.35 m (30 ft 8 in) |
Draft | 3.3 m (10 ft 10 in) |
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Propulsion | 2 shafts, 2 × geared steam turbines |
Speed | 27.8 knots (51.5 km/h; 32.0 mph) |
Range | 4,680 nmi (8,670 km; 5,390 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 210 |
Sensors and processing systems | |
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